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Fictional character
Renly Baratheon
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Gethin Anthony as Renly Baratheon
First appearance
Literature:
A Game of Thrones (1996)
Television:
"Lord Snow" (2011)
Last appearance
Literature:
A Clash of Kings (1998)
Television:
"The Ghost of Harrenhal" (2012)
Created by
George R. R. Martin
Adapted by
David Benioff D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones)
Portrayed by
Gethin Anthony
In-universe information
Aliases
The King in Highgarden
The King in the South
Gender
Male
Title
Lord Paramount of the Stormlands
Lord of Storm's End
Master of Laws
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms (claimant)
Occupation
King
Family
House Baratheon
Spouse
Margaery Tyrell (unconsummated)
Relatives
Steffon Baratheon (father)
Cassana Estermont (mother)
Robert Baratheon (brother)
Stannis Baratheon (brother)
Shireen Baratheon (niece)
Mya Stone (niece)
Bella (niece)
Gendry (nephew)
Edric Storm (nephew)
Barra (niece)
Other nephews and nieces
Renly Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Renly is the youngest of the three sons of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Cassana Estermont, and the younger brother of Robert and Stannis Baratheon. He is Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. He served as master of laws in his eldest brother's small council, before crowning himself king in the wake of Robert's death with the support of the Reach and the Stormlands, an act that helps kick off the War of Five Kings. This brings him into conflict with his older brother Stannis, whose claim is greater.
Renly's homosexual relationship with Loras Tyrell is alluded to in the books and is made clearly evident in the television show. Both men are among Martin's most prominent LGBTQ characters, although Renly and Loras' adapted relationship and the show's portrayal of the latter has received mixed criticism.[1][2][3][4]
Renly Baratheon is portrayed by Gethin Anthony in the HBO television adaptation.[5][6][7]
^Moylan, Brian (June 28, 2016). "Game of Thrones has a gay problem". Vulture. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^"Loras Tyrell deserved better". The Fandomentals. September 28, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^Harris, David (May 2015). "Razor's Rant: The Loras Conundrum". FanSided. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^Attewell, Steven (May 18, 2015). "How "Game of Thrones" ruined Loras Tyrell: HBO's "gay cartoon" is so much more in the books". Salon. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^"Game of Thrones Cast and Crew: Renly Baratheon played by Gethin Anthony". HBO. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^"The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones". HBO. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
^"From HBO". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
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is an English television and film actor best known for his role as RenlyBaratheon for the first two seasons of Game of Thrones Anthony was born in Stratford-upon-Avon...
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the throne, RenlyBaratheon. Gwendoline Christie played, to much praise, Brienne of Tarth, a female warrior who joins RenlyBaratheon's guard, but later...
appearance of Gethin Anthony (RenlyBaratheon). As Renly and Catelyn negotiate an alliance, Melisandre's shadow creature kills Renly and disappears. Brienne...
continues the storyline of The War of the Five Kings: after the death of RenlyBaratheon, all four kings in Westeros believe they have a claim to the Iron Throne...
along with Petyr Baelish, is responsible for the death of King Joffrey Baratheon during his wedding to her granddaughter and protégé, Margaery. In the...
consisting of Robert's brother Lord Renly, Lord Varys, Grand Maester Pycelle, and Lord Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish. Renly announces Robert's plans for a great...
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of the Iron Islands declare their independence (Stannis's brother RenlyBaratheon, the fifth "king", has already been killed). Meanwhile, a large host...
by Jon Arryn. During this time Ned becomes close friends with Robert Baratheon, heir to the Stormlands and another ward of Arryn's. Robert is eventually...
with RenlyBaratheon and his massive Reach-Stormlands host. Catelyn meets Renly at Bitterbridge and follows his host to the ancestral Baratheon seat of...
goodwill, he brings her Ned Stark's remains. Renly and Catelyn parley with Stannis and Melisandre. Renly refuses Stannis's offer to surrender in exchange...
Cersei, and the young lovers Renly and Loras. The show's writers used this opportunity to make explicit Loras and Renly's ongoing assignations, which were...
starvation in the first place, as part of their plan to help the pretender RenlyBaratheon contend for the Iron Throne. Oldtown is one of the largest cities in...
molten gold over his head. Stannis Baratheon kills his younger brother RenlyBaratheon with a shadow assassin, though Renly intended to usurp the throne and...
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death of RenlyBaratheon, Petyr arranges an alliance between the Lannisters and the powerful House Tyrell, which leads to Stannis Baratheon's defeat. When...
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